Birds of Shakespeare

Birds of Shakespeare is a comprehensive guide to the various bird species that are mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare. The book has been written by Sir Archibald Geikie, a renowned Scottish geologist and author. The book provides detailed descriptions of the birds mentioned in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, along with their behavior, habitat, and significance in the plays. The book also includes illustrations of the birds, making it an excellent resource for bird enthusiasts and Shakespeare enthusiasts alike. The book is divided into chapters based on the different bird species, and each chapter provides a detailed overview of the bird's characteristics and its role in Shakespeare's works. The book also includes a glossary of bird-related terms and a bibliography for further reading. Overall, Birds of Shakespeare is an informative and engaging guide that offers a unique perspective on Shakespeare's works and the natural world that inspired them.1916. The attentive reader of Shakespeare's Poems and Plays can hardly fail to notice the remarkable frequency of the Poet's allusion to Birds, not merely as a great choir of songsters, enlivening the woods and fields with their varied music, but as individual creatures, each endowed with its own special characters. Partial Contents: His feeling for Nature; Sympathy with Life; In Winter and Storm; Birds mentioned my Shakespeare; Progress of English Poetry; Wordsworth, Shelly and Keats. Illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.